Fagus orientalis Lipsky - Accepted: Fagus orientalis Lipsky bei Zander 2008; Familie: Fagaceae (Zander 2008)
Fagus orientalis Lipsky - Accepted: Fagus orientalis Lipsky bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)

Difference to related species

compared to closely related Fagus sylvatica occuring on drier and warmer sites and being more frost tender

Flowers

monoecious; male flowers in small hanging catkins, female flowers in erect inflorescences

Flower ecology

wind-pollinated (anemophilous)

Life form

tree

Leaves

ovate (egg-shaped), with crenate margin

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

triangular nut fruits in cupule

Succession type

climax species

Natural occurrence (habitat)

beech forests, mixed forests

Constraints according radiation (light)

tolerant of shade

Usage

wood is used for making furniture, veneer, flooring, railway tiles, paper, and as fuel

Phytopathogenic organisms

is affected by beech bark disease caused by infection with Phytophthora

Bark

smooth, silver-grey

Altidudinal lower limit (sea level in m)

200

Altitudinal higher limit (sea level in m)

2,200

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

Kandemir, G. & Kaya, Z. (2009): EUFORGEN. Technical guidelines for genetic conservation and use of Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis). Rome. Available at: http://www.euforgen.org.;

The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org;